BENGALURU: The city police have arrested four juveniles who were involved in snatching a bag containing 472 grams of gold ornaments and a mobile phone from a woman near Garden City College in KR Pura. The stolen items, along with the two-wheeler used in the crime, worth Rs 50 lakh, were recovered within 24 hours of the incident and the juveniles were handed over to their parents.
A woman living in Prashanthnagar Layout, under KR Pura police limits, filed a complaint on July 3 stating that she had recently come from Andhra Pradesh to Bengaluru. On the morning of July 3, while walking alone near Garden City College in KR Pura, some unidentified people on a two-wheeler snatched a bag from her, which contained gold ornaments and a mobile phone. Following the complaint, a case was registered.
During the investigation, police followed multiple leads and, within 24 hours of the incident, identified four juveniles involved in the case. Notices were sent to their parents, who brought the youths to the police station the same day along with the stolen items.
A total of 472 grams of gold ornaments, one mobile phone, and one two-wheeler used in the crime were recovered from the possession of the four juveniles in conflict with the law. The total value of the seized property is Rs 50 lakh. On July 4, the four juveniles in conflict with the law were handed over to their parents.
The investigation was conducted under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield, Dr Shivakumar Gunare, and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Whitefield Subdivision, Reena Suvarna, by Police Inspector Ramamurthy B of K R Puram police station and his team of officers and staff. (ANI)
